Mt Leinster Challenge

ROK ON

Who's in.

ROK ON

Who's in. Weather not looking great.
Did it for first time last year and loved it.

seamus

I'm in. Promises to be cold and showery.

lennymc

Ill be watching ulster try to mount a leinster challenge. does that count?

sy

Hope to be there. Have to say hello ROK ON

AstraMonti

I am in.

daragh_

Grrrr. Real life got in the way. Enjoy.

Eamonnator

Onestephbeyond and I are doing this. I did the short version last year, going for the 140 this year.

The tax man

Down for the 100k, though I still need to get my licence from rottenhat.
It'll be the furthest I've cycled so far this year. Managed a flat 80k last weekend. 100k with a dirty great lump in the middle this weekend.....progress.:pac:

treborm

Doing the 140, first timer, what hills in Wicklow are similar to mount Leinster, to give me an idea of what kind of suffering I have to look forward to.

smcclaw

I'll be along alright.

Hadn't seen the forecast but based on my spin tonight starting in sunshine, hail in the middle and rain to wash me on the way home (headwinds seemed to be the only constant!) I'll be wearing 4 seasons of gear

Surveyor11

Yep, I'm in. The suffering I think will be nothing compared to the Etape. Great preparation for the pain ahead!

g0g

I'll be there! Given the mention of bad weather I'll be struggling to decide between dirtying my lovely new shiny bike (which hasn't even seen a dry road yet!) or lugging the hybrid around the course!

polariz

I missed the sign-on cut-off. Anyone got an entry they're not going to use?

g0g

polariz wrote: »

I missed the sign-on cut-off. Anyone got an entry they're not going to use?

Try sending a pm to lennymc - think he might be selling his one.

lennymc

yeah - i have a mt leinster entry available for sale. really enjoyed this last year, shame ill miss it. polariz, give me a shout if your interested.

Consey

Weather forecast looks pretty horrendous for Sat morn. Reminiscent of WW200 last year. Just great.

MediaMan

I'm registered. Thinking of pulling out if the weather is as bad as forecast, but maybe I'll tough it out.

seamus

Well you can't pull out now that you've admitted it

The weather isn't going to be that bad. It'll be overcast with little sunshine by the looks of it. Chilly but not freezing - lows of 7 degrees all day, and any rain will be very light, 1mm or less. Nothing like the WW200.
The wind will be your friend, it'll be either assisting you or neutralised for both climbs of the mountain and will be at your back for the descent. It will be a little bit of a drag up to the climb though as you'll be fighting the wind.

Overshoes are a must as well as a light rainjacket that you can slip on and off.

Planet X

Forecast looks bad alright.
Summer cancelled again?

MichealD

seamus wrote: »

Well you can't pull out now that you've admitted it

The weather isn't going to be that bad. It'll be overcast with little sunshine by the looks of it. Chilly but not freezing - lows of 7 degrees all day, and any rain will be very light, 1mm or less. Nothing like the WW200.
The wind will be your friend, it'll be either assisting you or neutralised for both climbs of the mountain and will be at your back for the descent. It will be a little bit of a drag up to the climb though as you'll be fighting the wind.

Overshoes are a must as well as a light rainjacket that you can slip on and off.

I much prefer this weather forecast!

086Jazzy

for anybody interested, a friend and I both entered the 100km event. he is unable to participate now and his entry is available for sale. if anybody is interested, feel free to contact me. I'll be there on the morning!

seamus

MichealD wrote: »

I much prefer this weather forecast!

There's even been a slight upgrade. The morning will be pretty much exactly like today - cold, overcast and spitting rain (like the start of the WW200 last year but colder). The rain will clear off completely around midday and we may even see some sunshine poke through now and again.

Still going to be cold though. And the roads will be wet from overnight rain. So overshoes and a rear mudguard are well advised.

Planet X

Unfortunately, I'm out. Daughter competing in Santry Stadium tomorrow morning, Leinster Schools Athletics finals or something.
Starting to get stale now. Bring on the sunny weather next week. Predicted.

macadam

Cant make this tomorrow if anyone is in need of a free entry just PM me.

g0g

I hope these cry-offs aren't all weather-related!!!

Met.ie 18:00 Leinster Update

Saturday will be mainly cool and cloudy again. The day will start damp with outbreaks of rain or drizzle in all areas in the morning. However, long dry intervals will develop late in the morning and during the afternoon, as the rain and drizzle dies away. Brighter spells will develop later in the afternoon also. Highs of 10 to 13 Celsius with light to moderate northeasterly breezes.

ROK ON

Suspicious lack of backbone by some folk.

Just sayin.

MichealD

Event sign on sheets are in surname order so remember that when you are swopping entries. Maybe print out the entry confirmation and bring with you to avoid confusion.

MichealD

The rain and drizzle will continue overnight in the south and east, slowly clearing away northeastwards. Lowest temperatures tonight of 4 to 7 degrees in light to moderate northeast winds.



Tomorrow

It will be a cloudy start tomorrow with some patchy light rain and drizzle across the south and east, but brighter weather will gradually develop for all areas in the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees in moderate northeast winds, which will ease later in the evening.



Better update from Met Eireann. Absolutely lashing here at the moment though!

Consey

I'll break out the sunblock so ! Well maybe not but lookin forward to this now even though it's an early start to get down from Dublin.

MichealD

All set for tomorrow. Descent off Mount Leinster is good surface wise but fast and bumpy. Take care if wet especially and over the 2 cattle grids. Just to make things interesting seems to be a lot of loose horses on the mountain this year!

40 loaves of sandwiches, 1000 cocktail sausages and a mountain of home baked scones, breads, muffins & cakes in Kiltealy foodstop. And the bar will be open and the rugby match on at the GAA club at the finish!